In a post on his social media platform, Trump announced he is ending federal funding for California’s High-Speed Rail project.
“The railroad we were promised still does not exist, and never will,” Trump wrote. “Thanks to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, not a SINGLE penny in Federal Dollars will go towards this Newscum SCAM ever again,” Trump continued.
President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to sign the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act,” in the East Room of the White House, July 16, 2025.
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In a statement, Duffy said the Federal Railroad Administration terminated approximately $4 billion in unspent funding for “California’s High Speed Rail Boondoggle,” saying the $135 billion projected cost of the project could buy every San Francisco and Los Angeles resident nearly 200 round trip flights between the cities.
“This is California’s fault. Governor Newsom and the complicit Democrats have enabled this waste for years. Federal dollars are not a blank check — they come with a promise to deliver results,” Duffy said. “It’s time for this boondoggle to die. President Trump and I will always fight to ensure your tax dollars only go to projects that accomplish great, big, beautiful things.”
-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie and Sam Sweeney
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